Bravo for taking that action.
I have a suggestion of an amendment though - "with malicious or harmful
intent." I believe the reason packetcluster was initially set up allowing
someone to make a DX spot with another callsign than your own was to give
credit to a friend if he worked them first. In other words, if I heard NO9Z
working a rare DX station I could type "DX/NO9Z 7005 3B8CF..." as a courtesy
to him. The spot would show up as being spotted by NO9Z.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Eric Hilding <b38@hilding.com> wrote:
> Fellow Contesters:
>
>
>
> During the past several months I've invested about 100 hours related to
> tracking down the Psycho Cybercriminal who has been forging the callsigns
> of
> fellow contesters WX3B, KY1V and others making extremely hateful and
> obscene
> packet cluster system posts. Be glad you have not been a target yet of
> what
> is really Electronic Identity Theft.
>
>
>
> My extensive Cybercrime Complaint has been at the FBI now for about a
> month,
> and I've had numerous discussions with a Special Agent in one of the
> Internet Crime offices, as well as countless communications with other
> victims in this matter.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately, since the packet cluster system is not a private, UserID and
> Password subscriber only system, and DX SUMMIT allows postings which can be
> made via anonymous proxy servers (which PsychoPoster uses), the FBI now
> says
> there is no basis for a Federal Crime in order for the U.S. Attorney to
> build a case for prosecution. My attempts to have the FBI issue Subpoenas
> to the proxy server owners to back-track to an originating IP address in
> order to identify the perpetrator are stuck in a bottleneck. One of my new
> tasks has therefore been to seek amendment of the FCC Rules to make forgery
> of an FCC Licensee's callsign a Federal Crime. Yesterday I sent a Petition
> For Rulemaking via Express Mail to the FCC in this matter.
>
>
>
> One of three things will happen at the FCC. They will:
>
>
>
> 1. Bounce it back in my face; or
>
> 2. Issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; or
>
> 3. Issue a Public Notice seeking Public Comments
>
>
>
> If the FCC does take the route of #2 or #3 above, it will be a lengthy
> process. From the myriad of examples contained in "EXHIBIT 1", if they
> don't see a problem requiring amendment of the rules, then we have an ever
> bigger problem.
>
>
>
> Thinking positively, when an NPRM is released, the FCC allows comments to
> be
> filed online via their website. As a past victim of multiple Cybercrimes,
> my #1 goal in life right now is to see the PsychoPoster Pervert hammering
> my
> friend WX3B and others caught and punished, but this will require support
> from the Contesting Community at large to happen.
>
>
>
> My Petition For Rulemaking .pdf can be downloaded at:
> http://www.k6vva.com/fccpfr --- WARNING: Much of the message posting text
> contained in the EXHIBIT 1 is really bad. A courtesy notification about
> the PFR has been sent to Dan & Sean at the ARRL.
>
>
>
> I would greatly appreciate it if you will contact members of your
> respective
> Contest Clubs who might be interested in helping support the cause.
> Jim/WX3B, David/KY1V, Bernie/W3UR, Jeff/K1ZM (VY2ZM), David/K1TTT (who I've
> learned a LOT from about proxy servers, etc.) and I are in constant
> communication about this situation, and have some additional plans yet to
> be
> implemented.
>
>
>
> TNX very much for any assistance and support. Unfortunately, until
> PsychoPoster can be caught and punished, YOU might be one of his next
> victims.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Rick, K6VVA * The Locust
>
>
>
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